
Part 2
GOD'S PURPOSE
NOT A FAILURE
Rom. 9:6, 7
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Monday
May 8
"Not as though the word of God hath taken none
effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of 'Israel:
neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they
all children."
God's Dealing With Jew and Gentile
LESSON 7
Some possess the name, the form, but deny the power. This
does not suggest that the word of God is without effect. Some
recognize its power, but to others who do not believe, the arm
of the Lord is not revealed.
All men are God's offspring (Acts 17:28), and thus His
children. The pure in heart, the benevolent, and the unrevenge-
ful, these in particular are His children (Matt. 5:43-45). And
if from among the wayward some arise to answer the call
toward purity, then all these are accepted as "children of God
by faith in Christ Jesus." Gal. 3:26. Having received Christ
they have received "power [authority] to become the sons of
God." John 1:12.
What does it mean to be a spiritual Jew? Gal. 3:29.
"As a son of Abraham, Christ became, in a special sense, heir
to the covenant promises. . . . By baptism we acquire kinship
to Christ, and through Him acquire the right to participate
in the promises made to Abraham....
"As spiritual children of Abraham, Christians become 'joint-
heirs with Christ.' . . . As Son of God, Christ is likewise heir
to the honor and glory of heaven, and those who believe in
Him fall heir to a position of honor in the universe that would
never have been possible for created beings to enjoy had the
Word not become flesh. . . . As heirs with Abraham to the
covenant prOmises, all who emulate his lofty example of faith
will enter the 'city which hath foundations,' to which he him-
self ever looked forward in faith."—SDA
Bible Commentary,
on Gal. 3:29.
THINK IT THROUGH I Am I making sure that day by day I am included in
God's lirael?
"God declares, 'I will pour water
upon him that is thirsty, and floods
upon the dry ground.' Unto the upright
there ariseth light in the darkness.' ...
To those who are, seeking for •light, and
who accept it with gladness, the bright
rays from the throne of God will shine."
—"The Desire of Ages," page 47.
"The cry of Christ to the thirsty soul
is still going forth, and it appeals to us
with even greater power than -to those
who heard it in the temple on that last
day of the feast. The fountain is open
for all. The weary and exhausted ones
are offered the refreshing draught of
eternal life. Jesus is still crying, 'Ifany
man thirst, let him come unto Me, and
drink.'"—"Ibid.," p. 454.
FOR FURTHER STUDY: "Selected Messages," Bk. 1, pp. 68,69.
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